I know, a day late but the post went live yesterday. The first four pages are up and are easy enough to find on FA or Twitter.
And no (because people have asked) I cannot provide a link here because this Patreon is squeaky clean and pure. Sorry, but we wish to keep this Patreon open all ages.
But, I hope everyone enjoys and had a happy Valentines!
So, so sorry for the delays. I intended to post about Holiday hijinks to let you guys know there would be some delay on the updates, but... Holiday hijinks started.
At any rate, here we are with the update we've all been waiting for! A heart to heart between foxes while the females go off to get Judy into something... Well, we will see, won't we?
We will be working on a Valentine's Day project next, though it will not be posted here. Spice is spicy. I will update here, however, so keep an eye out!
And do donate if you can. Donations are down, which we understand might be because of the long delay. We will strive to keep up the pace and every dollar counts!
Kulkum
And now a word from our artist:
Sorry for the long delay for this update, holidays have a way of leaving one's typical schedule very discombobulated.
Next update will be something a little different hopefully in time for V-day and not meant for DA or Patreon. Because it's gonna be a little spicy.
Remember if you have the ability, support us on Patreon. Goes a long way in helping the comic be more consistent with updates.
That being said, Happy New Year everyone.
2024-01-16 20:17:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello folks! Here we have the latest string of sketches for the upcoming update to Sunderance. No exact date on the release of the pages yet, but it won't be too long.
For those in the States, I wish you a happy Thanksgiving. For the rest, I wish you a happy any day. As the end of the year barrels toward us, we wish everyone luck and prosperity and happiness.
Don't worry. I'll still get sappy around Christmas, too. ;)
Oh, and donate if you can!
Kulkum
Hello, spooky people! Happy Halloween! Have some pages. :D
Rick is working on more, because there will always be more until this madness... Is... Finished!
Thanks to our continued Patreons and those who are just fans of the comic.
Let us know what you think and donate if you like the blushing bun!
Kulkum
And now a word from our artist:
Okay, this could have taken less time. Big updates now, one large page for FA and DA while Patreon and Discord will have them separated.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how mad is everyone we skipped the shower scene between these 2? I'm not even lying, I have the whole scene sketched out but it got scrapped. Oh well.
Direct all your anger to the nearest comment section.
Now that I'm done stirring the pot, hope you all had a great Halloween.
See you all next update.
-Rick
2023-10-31 23:23:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for the delay in posting these sketches (Rick actually finished them like two weeks ago). I lost track of time. You can absolutely blame me - and Starfield - for the delay but progress continues Rick has more writing to work with.
These updates will be short and sweet, and as I said weekly from now on (or bi weekly if I have nothing to post). But, enjoy the sketches and knowing that more is to come!
Sorry for the delay in this update, folks! As was mentioned before, Rick ran off to Saudi for a while. I, myself, was wrapped up in unavoidable work slog all through August as the company I work for changed location and as their only IT guy, I was there for every. Single. Day.
But, here are more pages for you! This concludes the conversation between the two underworld figures of power.
Rick wishes to try to move things to a half chapter basis. Meaning we will finish half a chapter before we post the finished pages. Because of how long this will take between finished pages, and due to not wanting everyone to wait for any update, I will post silent sketches and updates only a (hopefully) weekly basis here.
Like the idea? Hate it? Let us know! And don't forget to support us if you can. This is a freely posted comic and we can use all the support we can get with continuing the passion project.
Anyway, that's enough from the writer and creator. Now for words from the artist man:
And with this we end this diplomatic part of the story.
Big "He's my son"
Lucian's Inner Thoughts "Ffffffffffuuuuuuuuu..."
Some changes ahead. We are going to experiment with batch uploads rather than having the story trickle down on a weekly bases (when things aren't delayed here and there).
I'm thinking of trying a 10 to 15 page upload, which sounds like a lot because it is, but at least the story will be easier to follow and have more to talk about in comment sections.
I'm still not certain if I want to have it all in a single long page or separate pages... Honestly both can be done.
That being said progress updates will be more common on Patreon and the Discord server which are all free.
Anyway, I'm hoping my little art funk is done, seems to be a seasonal thing as I've talked to other artists also in a bit of a mood and all breaking though their respective art blocks.
"Let's get this ball rolling one more time." Sisyphus probably
-Rick
Sorry for the delay! Rick is out of the country and needed some time to settle in before finishing up these pages. So wish him fun on his trip!
But the conversation between Mr. Big and 'Such a good boy' continues. Yes, Big has been around a long time. Yes, the conversation is going somewhere. No, it will not just be a recap of the previous events in earlier chapters. :D
Don't forget to donate if you can manage it. We appreciate all of the continued support and hope you are enjoying the comic! Let us know!
See you next post!
Kulkum
And now a word from the art man:
Sup, everyone? I'm traveling again. This time I'm in Saudi and it's an interesting place. It's like the US but hotter. Gonna be here a moment but updates will continue. See you soon.
Rick
Here we are again! New pages, questions that need answering, and some tasty Russian dumplings. How will the alpha react to learning that his target is Mr. Big's adopted kit? Let's watch.
We've updated the banner! And we will be updating the tier images in the near future, so keep any eye out. Patreon will also be changing the format of the pages on the 30th, so hopefully everything will flush out as neatly as their site preview promised.
Donations held pretty steady this month, but that is still low compared to what we're hoping to bring in on a month to month basis. So if you can donate, it would be greatly help keep your artist motivated. :)
And now a word from our artist:
"It's hot. There's no AC. Here's the comic. Enjoy."
Rick
Poor Rick. I know his pain.
Enjoy!
It has been decided that I cannot post the written chapter of Chapter 4 here. For one thing, the totally platonic snuggling takes up the entire chapter. For another, the totally platonic snuggling is pretty intense. So, you know where to go to find the chapter. I am posting it on my other pages.
To make up for this, I have posted a totally shameless cute bunny smile in the place of the written chapter. :D
On a side note... When I first wrote this chapter, there were some difficulties going down in life. Thus, I was distracted and unable to fully write it out (thus the delay.) So, I wrote some important parts in "screen play" format for Rick to continue the comic. Screen writing is clearly not a strength of mine, because once he read the scene as it was meant to be, we both realized that we had not done it justice in comic form.
So, we have decide that in the future we will be redoing a large chunk of this chapter's comic.
We will update you and it should not affect the updates of the current comic chapter (much).
Hello folks!
A new chapter begins and with a much adored guest artist! TheWyvernsWeaver has given us a lovely title cover to go with some damn fine art by Rick, bound together in a chapter that will span a LOT of tense moments. So enjoy and give a shout to Weaver on his DA page!
And don't worry for those searching for it. The written version of the previous chapter is still coming, I just need to clean some things up (because of how it was written) before I post it. Full content on Ao3 as usual once I do.
Finally... Donate if you can, please! We have been slowly bleeding donations and wish to turn this around.
Until next time!
Kulkum
And now a word from our artist:
Sorry for the tardiness of this update, the two of us got caught up in separate things, but here's a surprise guest cover art by the man himself TheWyvernsWeaver.
Go check out his DA and his own awesome project Last Fables.
I should add more art deco to my work.
Anyway, it will be my birthday on Sunday and also F1 Monaco, the worst gift an F1 fan can get. I could go on a very long rant about why I think Monaco sucks, but that's a rant about as long as why I think Terminator 2 also sucks.
2023-05-23 19:11:05 +0000 UTC View Post
After some snuggle time, we now return to the regularly scheduled story. Big chapters coming up! There is a dinner to attend, two major players will be meeting face to face again for the first time in a long while, and a guest appearance by someone fairly adorable.
So, please do donate if you can. We are still way down and it is rough keeping up with the amount of work this comic takes to put out. Watching the total seesaw and not rise at all is a little disheartening.
See you next post!
Kulkum
And now a word from the artist:
Another Sunderance update for you all.
Every time Kulkum says "see you next week" in the Patreon posts I groan a little. He should know by now we try to post every two weeks. (I know, I know. Force of habit. ~Kul.)
Some of you might notice more panels per page lately. I'm Trying a different approach on presentation to try and make things move a little quicker at the same time keep things interesting visually. Although that also means more work. But this update alone would have been 2 or 3 updates with how I was handling things before. Still, I'm open to critique if you have comments.
See you next update.
2023-04-25 20:18:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Aww, she looks so happy. Judy is just a fount of love and affection because Nick was a fount of...
Anyway! Rick did not, in fact, have Corona. He was exposed to people who had it, got sick, and as any normal person would do assumed he had it. But it was the flu and he got better so here are pages. :)
And we took a large hit on our donation last month. I was almost expecting the opposite when Zoot 2 was announced but it was not to be. We're struggling to keep up with the output of content vs the amount of money we are currently bringing in to support it. Help us out!
See you next week!
Kulkum
And now some words from our artist:
"Really happy with how these pages turned out. Environments were never really my my thing, so it's been a learning experience as I go.
In other news, turns out it wasn't Covid, just a very aggressive flu I caught. Didn't last as long as Covid but also, unlike Covid I haven't taken any flu shots, which would explain why it hit as hard as it did. Maybe in the future I'll consider the flu shot as well as another Covid booster shot."
2023-04-06 18:55:26 +0000 UTC View PostSadly, I am not speaking of the beer.
He has had it before, so it should not be a bad case. This does mean that the next update will be delayed a bit. The pages were already in progress, so the delay will just depend on how long it takes him to get better. So hope he gets better soon!
This coming update (which is already past the sketch phase, so it well in progress) will end the snuggle time and return us to the story at large. I will keep you updated as soon as I know when he will be back in drawing form!
Until then, feel free to donate! Not saying it will make him get better soon, but it can't hurt, right? lol
Kulkum
Annnd growl fox. Do enjoy and let us know what you think of the snuggling!
We had a noticed drop last month. Times are tough, we know, but if you can spare a dollar or so, every little bit helps! Thanks to all of our continued supporters and readers, past and present. See you in two weeks!
And now a work from the artist:
"It seems we are about done here and we can move on with the plot, or maybe Nick and Judy are forever trapped in this room.
We will be moving on with the adventure soon enough after this moment of hurrah. Couple more pages still."
-Rick
2023-03-14 19:56:42 +0000 UTC View Post
More snuggling going on. She's rubbing his belly, too. So sweet.
I will remind anyone watching that they show worse on network TV. lol
Anyway, enjoy and thanks to all of our continued supporters and fans! Your donations help to motivate us and keep our artist fed so feel free to throw a dollar or two our way if you are not currently an active Patron. They are always appreciated. :)
More pages are underway!
And now a word from our artist:
"Enjoy this version of the pages, the fun version is over on FA."
Rick
About as spicy as it gets here. lol Nothing you wouldn't see at the beach and I've seen worse on network TV.
Still fun, though. ;) Hope everyone enjoys! Please do donate. We had a nice boost at the end of last year but that boost has faded.
Did I mention that Zootopia 2 has been confirmed? It has! Look it up. This is not a drill! So excited!
-Kulkum
And now a word from our artist, who is feeling particularly wordy this month:
Caaaake!
-Rick
Enjoy this totally platonic snuggling. Nothing going on here of import.
Do enjoy all the nothing. :)
Thank you for those who have continued to support us over the years and those who have recently started to support us. We appreciate all the support we can get. Don't forget to donate if you enjoy this comic!
Kulkum
And now a word from our artist:
Certainly getting very heated between the two, now. I know a few of your are nervous biting at your nails if they get interrupted again.
That being said, a while ago we did have a poll about the update release of the comic. And I was wondering how people prefer things now after doing the method we have been doing. Do people prefer the huge multi-page half chapter update, or are people okay with the current 2+ page every two weeks model. Opinions are welcome.
-Rick
Oh my! Things are getting spicy in the kitchen! (If you get that reference, brownie points for you!) I expect they will soon be roasting marshmallows around a fire with the scouts. Don't worry, this will always be a free to view Patreon so we will continue to ensure that is possible.
Thank you for all of the support and love and appreciation for this comic! Donations are always welcome. :)
Kulkum
And now a word from our artist:
Looks like things are heating up still, and no one has busted down the door, yet?
So I recently started doing some streams and it is something I want to do more often, but I do get a little antsy before streams, was never a fan of people watching me work, but streams have kinda helped me overcome that a little. So feel free to stop on by. Although, there might be some slight spoilers for the next few pages in streams, or I might not be working on Sunderance at all.
-Rick
Happy New Year is coming, and we're giving you guys an opening to the next chapter. Which includes a good morning indeed. I hope everyone has a good year and remembers to make the best of it.
I am happy to see that we have gone over $400 for the first time in a few months (thank you to the generous donators :) ) plus some helped Rick directly in getting his new art supplies. We adore you all!
See you next update!
Kulkum
And now, a word from our artist:
Last update of the year.
Kicking off Chapter 4 with a slight poke in the morning.
And I know what you all are thinking... will they be interrupted yet again, the answer may surprise you.
Tune in next update to find out.
-Rick
2022-12-30 22:20:12 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the delay on the written part being posted. I caught Covid and was out of everything for a while. But I am better now for the most part!
Do enjoy and let me know what you think. :) See you next post! Which will be soon, according to Rick.
“It’s good to see you, too, Papa. I wasn’t expecting to see you this soon, though I was planning to come visit once things had settled.”
Judy’s ears twitched as she tried to wriggle her way out of his lap, not something he was making easy with his arms wrapped around her as possessively as they had before the interruption had been made. Perhaps more so, which left her perplexed as she kept her eyes turned up to him. Obviously Big wasn’t a threat; Nick wasn’t really tense in the fight-or-flight way she’d come to recognize. His face was morose and his muzzle tight, things she certainly would have missed if she hadn’t spent the last three months trying to understand the male. He certainly didn’t look like he was angry, just…
A little twinge between her legs and a grunt she never would have heard if not for how close to his chest her ears were had understanding suddenly dawning. Then her ears were dropping and flaming as heat rushed through her when she averted her gaze from the normally stoic fox. And from Mr. Big. And the polar bear that held the tiny mammal. Quickly, she realized she wasn’t embarrassed by the fact that they had been caught in a strange bed about to strip each other down with very clear intent. The embarrassment that came with realizing she was just as frustrated by the interruption and that despite the appearance of two mammals she didn’t know, she was in no hurry to acknowledge them. Or put the distance between herself and Nick that was probably needed then.
Face pressed into his chest, she considered that having the constant threat of death over her head and survival thanks to him made everything else seem a little less important.
“I know, Nicky, I know,” the tiny shrew drawled in a voice that was equal parts understanding and passively bored (how did he do that?), causing her to turn her gaze towards the door. It was fascinating that someone so small could draw all of the attention away from a mammal so large, almost like the polar bear was just there to frame the massive importance and power Big held. “But when are things ever really settled?”
A very slow, very slight wave of a tiny, sharp-clawed paw had the stoic bear stepping further into the room, though they still didn’t approach the bed. She assumed that might have had something to do with their current state of undress. Or hers. Which made her ears burn again as she pressed her paws to his chest with a little nudge to see if Nick was willing to release her yet.
His paw tightening at the small of her back told her he wasn’t.
“That’s the way it is, my boy,” the shrew continued as the bear found his way to a small pedestal table next to a chair on the far side of the room. With one of those massive paws remaining unmoving and holding Big on a perfectly even plain, the other picked up the table and carried it to what she would have called a somewhat respectable distance from the bed. “Any moments of peace and normality are temporary, separated by struggles of varying degrees of danger. The mundane, the easy to handle, people hardly notice. But the more intense the struggle, the more obvious it is that life is never as settled as we think.”
Once the table was set down, she found herself watching with one eye in fascination as the bear reached into his coat pocket and produced what was obviously a very fine – probably antique – leather chair. A chair which he then set in the center of the table, facing away from them, before his incredibly steady paw was outstretched to allow the tiny mammal to walk off as if strolling on perfectly level ground. Once he was sitting, the bear used a single dark claw to turn the chair around to face the bed while big leaned back, seeming to look at the two of them from under long, deep, bushing brows. It was very hard not to stare.
“Let’s talk about the things that are unsettling your life right now, my son.”
Judy gave the fox holding her a glance, a quick squeeze of her paws into his fur drawing his eyes from the tiny mammal down to her. Once his eyes were on her, she quirked her brows and looked meaningfully down between them. The fact that he was an intelligent male, to her knowledge anyway, was proven again when he took the obvious meaning and cleared his throat before raising his eyes to Big.
“As much as I would rather avoid a long conversation right now, I know there is no way out of it. There are obviously things we need to talk about, Papa. However,” he continued, tilting his head towards Judy with a little roll of his shoulders in a shrug, “I don’t think this is a conversation we should be having with Miss Hopps attached to my chest because of her state of undress.”
It probably proved that the older mammal was incapable of being embarrassed that he didn’t even blink. She was… Pretty sure he didn’t blink, anyway. If anything, his brow dropped and his slender muzzle twitched in amusement before he gave a wave of one ringed paw to the bear standing behind the table.
“Of course, Nicky,” he drawled, moving almost no part of his body aside from that sharp-clawed paw. Not that he needed to as the comparatively giant paw of the polar bear henchmammal – because henchmammal was really the only thing that came to mind when she looked at the obedient larger predator – very gently moved behind Mr. Big’s chair. Two fingers were used to turn the chair around one-hundred and eighty degrees until he was facing away from the bed before the bear himself stood upright and turned away as well. “Being rude wasn’t my intention but we haven’t had a conversation since before the appeal. From what I’ve been told, a very successful first showing for your bunny in the courts of Zootopia.”
“First showing?” Judy blurted out even as she pushed at Nick’s paws and scrambled out of his lap, dropping herself into a seat on the other side of the bed as she quickly worked to button her shirt. The second part of the statement wasn’t lost on her, either, particularly because Nick was looking at her with a smirk curving one side of his muzzle. The fact that he mouthed the words ‘My bunny’ caused her ears to perk fully upright and burn so hot that she was certain they were bright red.
She would deal with the way that made her heart cut flips in her chest later, when she wasn’t in a room with the largest crime boss in Zootopia. And Nick’s foster father.
Sweet cheese and crackers.
“I haven’t made any plans to leave the city because I think there is more I can do,” she pressed on after swallowing. Smoothing the front of her shirt and making sure nimble paws had managed to unfasten more than that, she sat cross-legged on the bed facing Big while keeping Nick between them. “I’m not sure that will lead to more time in court anytime soon, though. Oh. You can… Turn around now. Thank you.”
It was still incredibly fascinating to watch the massive bear, who wouldn’t even have considered the tiny Arctic Shrew a decent snack, display clear reverence as he used two fingers again to turn the chair around to face them again. This time the tiny mammal was showing his teeth in a grin rather than restrained amusement.
“Now that Zootopia has been reminded that injustice can be undone, if only in one of the most obvious cases of it, they will be hungry to see more. Even if that’s not the reason you’re staying in the city, you’ll be called on again. You’re being allowed to remain. You’ll have a chance to use that, even if the reason you’re being allowed to stay has nothing to do with it.”
“Has nothing to do with it?” she asked, frowning with a slight tilt in her head as she considered him. “I know The Administrator is Nick’s sister, but I didn’t think that had anything to do with why I was being allowed to stay.”
“It doesn’t,” Nick spoke up, pushing himself up against the headboard before closing his eyes and leaning his head back against it. “You’re still the candle. The moths are still being drawn out of the darkest corners of the city.”
“And even if there are some who disagree with her methods,” Mr. Big inserted, the way his muzzle turned to settle his attention on Nick leaving Judy with the impression that it was relevant to how Nick felt about his sister, “Neveen has an interest in rooting out the moths still hiding in those corners. The ones that nibble bit by bit on the fabric of the city, degrading and dragging it down for their own ends.”
“Like us.”
There was a short, tense pause after Nick’s words, one that made her glance uneasily in his direction to find his face calm and stoic as he regarded the suited rodent. If she hadn’t known him as well as she did now, she would have believed that surface expression. Knowing him as she did now, however, she could see the light of dry amusement in his eyes. It made her wonder if he was talking about himself and Big…
Or himself and Neveen.
“There is a level of darkness that must always exist, Nicky,” Big said, his voice as calm as before though perhaps now with a bit of amusement in his own right. “The idea of a real Utopia is flawed by the very nature of intelligent beings. There will never be a time when everyone agrees with a unified mind, unless commanded by outside forces. Mammals will be greedy, even when they claim not to be. Mammals will be violent, even when they try not to be. Mammals will want control, even when someone else has it all. It is not within our nature to accept less than we feel we are due without a fight. And because most will never be satisfied with just enough, they will take whatever they can.”
He paused again to look down at the too-large-for-his-finger ring, sticking that finger out as if to examine it for a moment before he continued without looking away.
“People like us? We take what we want, what we can. But we care about Zootopia, want to see the city grow and flourish. We want the mammals living here to get along because some of those mammals are family or could be family.” He leaned forward in his chair, gripping the armrest of the chair with tiny claws tightly enough to cause marks to appear on the leather. “But there is a darkness in Zootopia. A rot deep in the core, eating its way to the surface. Something willing to tear down this city to control it. Some think it started with ejecting the bunnies from the city, but it started before that. Some even think it was removed when the current Administrator came into power. But it proved otherwise.”
“Otterton?” Judy questioned, her muzzle pulling into a frown as she listened with rapt attention now.
“He was outspoken about the little wrongs that were slowly becoming unavoidable in the city and was drawing the attention of a lot of the mammals in it. Which made him dangerous,” Big confirmed, settling back in his chair with a sigh. “And so, his wife was murdered, and he was put away by a system so corrupt that the people didn’t dare argue. But whoever did this had not expected Neveen to reach outside of the system, using the fact that bunnies were banned as leverage to find someone uncorrupted by the system itself.”
Judy nibbled on her lower lip, looking down at the paws folded in her lap as she considered the words. It did explain why Neveen had chosen a lawyer from outside of Zootopia, but…
“I’m not sure I understand. Does Neveen expect me to fix everything?” she asked, frowning as she looked down at her paws in her lap before shaking her head and looking back at him. “That can’t be it. I’m just a lawyer.”
“And an hour after arriving in the city, someone tried to kill you,” Nick said, drawing her frown in his direction. “Then again. And again.”
“Exactly, my boy,” Big agreed, waving one paw toward her with a grin on his long muzzle that showed far too many teeth. “The candle. Whether or not Neveen expected you to fix anything doesn’t matter now. You have someone’s attention and that someone apparently thinks that you could play a part in stopping whatever they have planned. So, they expose themselves repeatedly in an attempt to remove you.”
“You’re saying I’m bait now,” she said, folding her arms over her chest, feeling indignant and aggravated.
“You’re whatever you manage to make of yourself,” he said, giving a little circular wave of his paw as he looked towards Nick. “Nicky here was a brawler, an enforcer to someone who may or may not be a crime boss. Then he was a drunk in the gutter, despite my best attempt to spare him that. And now he is the armor wrapped around you and whatever you decide you are in this city.”
Hearing someone else say that had her turning big, lavender eyes to the fox beside her to search his face. She found his eyes still hard, but no longer cold when they looked at her. He met her gaze directly and neither looked away for a long moment because he gave her a slight nod, confirming what she already knew deep down.
“But I’ve let the night wear on close to morning,” the older mammal sighed, leaning back in his chair with his eyes on them. At least she was pretty sure his eyes were on them. It could be hard to tell given the bush of his brows and the relaxed state of his expression. The sharp-clawed fingers that he waved towards the polar bear seemed to be all the signal the bear needed to very carefully wrap both large paws around the chair and lift it. Somehow, even when wrapped in two massive paws, Big’s voice still reached her clearly. “I didn’t just come here to confirm what it’s obvious you already had mostly figured out, but to let you know that I’ve invited the leader of this pack that pursues you to dinner so you can rest easy for the night.”
“I won’t ask if you’ll be careful,” Nick asked, settling back with a slight wince. A wince which only seemed to compel him to reach out to her, causing her to release a little squeak when she was drawn to his side. Something that earned him a glare even as she settled – very carefully with her arm draped across his stomach – into his side. Her expression soothed and her attention shifted when the shrew appeared again, standing minus the chair, in the folded paws of the polar bear again.
“Just a conversation, my boy. So we can discuss like civilized mammals how intent they seem to be to kill my son,” Big replied, his slender muzzle curving in a sharp-toothed grin so lacking in civility that her nose started twitching nervously. “And why it might be in their best interests to reconsider that course.”
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“Multiple bodies inside the building, all wolves,” the hyena on the screen spoke clearly and directly, showing no outward reaction to the remains of the carnage – or the multiple bodies – around them. “Tactical armor, flash shielded headgear, suppressed fully automatic arms, grenades. Bullet holes in multiple walls, the ceiling, and the floor. How many are from them is unidentified but we can confirm that a larger caliber was used to take at least one out.”
Neveen kept her paw still on a desk despite the desire to tap her fingers. Or to shout that the information she was really interested in wasn’t the state of the damned wolves. She managed to resist both impulses and kept her face calm and eyes level as she scanned the scene around the agent, watching various mammals shift through what had been the bedroom of the office she’d given to Hopps. Now it looked like remains more akin to what would find in an open war zone: hollowed out with blackened and pockmarked walls that looked ready to crumble with a strong enough kick.
“Any sign of the original occupants, Dhaka?” she asked without a hint of her emotions allowed into the words, her ears kept high and still as she returned the focus of green eyes to the hyena. She trusted them, otherwise they wouldn’t have been sent to investigate, but she didn’t trust them far enough to let them know that she cared beyond her station.
“No sign of them on location. It appears that they were cornered in the bedroom, if it can be called that, and escaped through a window,” he replied as she turned her attention to it, carrying the source of the feed with her/him and turning it slightly to face the blown-out window. “I believe your missing lawyer’s bodyguard is the reason for the state of the room. Probably a grenade taken from one of the assailants unless he made a habit of sleeping with one under his pillow. Or two, given the blast damage to the room. They survived, signs of fighting outside are still being investigated. No bodies, though. Signs that a vehicle might have been parked and used to flee the scene in an adjacent alley, but it was picked for a reason. No security footage is to be found.”
“We have a time frame, Dhaka,” the fox inserted as she turned her eyes to the shadows that surrounded the vast space in her office. “Check the footage for the surrounding area for any vehicle or vehicles leaving the scene. We need to know if Hopps escaped with her guard or if they were subdued and taken. I want a full report within thirty minutes.”
The hyena nodded once when the screen was filled with their muzzle again.
“Understood, Madam Administrator. Dhaka out.”
When the call ended, the room was returned to near-complete darkness as she leaned back in her chair, her eyes staring into the blank surface of her desk for a moment. Her claws came out in the end, gripping and scratching harmlessly over the smooth surface as she allowed her ears to fall. Aware as she was of the presence beside her, the constant shadow beside her, she was not surprised when the calm tone filled the newly born silence.
“I’ll find him.”
“I know you will, Jack,” she said before releasing a long, slow breath that was not at all effective in calming her. “It’s also time you took a more active role in all of this.”
“Active?”
“I was fine sitting back and watching, evaluating my brother’s strength. Strength which he proved time and time again was more than enough to handle what they threw at Judy. But during the trial, the focus shifted from her to him. A direct, focused attack that was intended to kill someone with his skill set rather than a helpless lawyer with an unknown bodyguard.”
“Now they are aware of his skill set, as you put it. Things will be more dangerous.”
“And with raised stakes, I need you in the field. I need you to take care of this.” She turned her eyes in his direction, making out the shapes of him with eyes practiced at spotting him in any situation in various locations. He moved to her, the luminescent orbs seeming to burn, though she was sure they remained as calm as ever. “I need you to remove whoever is trying to kill my brother. Destroy them. I…”
Her words came to a stop as she realized how freely the emotions were running now. Folding her arms across her chest, folding her ears flat against her head, closing her eyes as she drew some deep breaths to reign herself in. She knew that he was gone by the time she regained some degree of control over herself. She didn’t bother to speak, tapping the control on her chair while turning to face the dome over her office as the massive screen that changed to show the slowly growing light of sunrise over the city. Slumped back in her chair, the calm that his absence brought was based entirely on the fact that she knew he would do what she needed, leaving nothing left to be said.
2022-12-29 03:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Neveen is showing some emotion! Maybe now that she's seen her brother again face-to-face, she is having feelings. All the calm collection gave way for a minute.
This marks the end of this chapter, and we move on to the next one. Which will be... Interesting. So interesting that I probably won't be able to post it on Patreon but we will keep you updated on that.
The written chapter will follow tomorrow after family stuff and some editing takes place. It will be posted here and on AO3.
Don't forget to donate if you can! We're coming up on the end of the year and I'm hoping we can end over $400 again moving into the new year so help us out. :)
-Kulkum
And now a word from our artist:
Wrapping up chapter 3.
On to chapter 4.
Okay we start with... oh... oh my... gonna really skirt around the rules of DA and Patreon, FA not so much. How in the hell am I gonna do this?
Also, I need a new Stylus for my tablet one of the two I own has died on me.
Support us.
-Rick
2022-12-13 17:07:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for the delay on this. Had to get a few things set up.
On this page, we see our Administrator up on high, taking a report from our guest star, DireDanger. Worries much, Neveen?
I hope everyone is doing all right this coming Holiday season! I am currently house sitting for my sister, which means I have three extra dogs, a pig, a fish and three cats. But don't worry, the next update is coming soon!
Donate if you can! We've still not gone back over that $400 mark that makes us feel accomplished. But other things help, so keep an eye out for updates and such on all our pages!
And now a word from our artist:
"Apologies for the lack of updates recently. I hit a bit of an artistic slump and might have needed a recharge.
That being said a huge special thanks to DireDanger for offering his character Dhaka for this update.
I had a lot of fun with their Hyena character.
More updates coming, as this chapter will soon come to an end.
-Rick"
2022-11-23 22:15:19 +0000 UTC View Post
And thus end the duo's talk with Mr. Big. Up next, we change pace for a pretty short scene followed by a complete change of pace. Also, the written chapter will be posted as it will be the end of this particular chapter. Stay tuned!
*CoughforWildeHoppsCough*
Things have been tight on the Patreon lately. I am hoping that the economy will stabilize in the near future around the world so we can get back on track. If you can donate, please do. This will be the third month with a decrease and this is worrisome. In the meantime, Sunderance will continue owing to the donations by our much loved Patreons. And maybe a cameo or two when it fits the story.
Do enjoy!
And now a word from our artist:
"We have a cameo position coming up in the comic. Unlike a YCH, cameos have a more active role in the story along with dialogue. The cameo will be in roughly 3 pages, all land mammals accepted. More information on our other pages."
You know them by now so check them out. See you next update!
Winding down Mr. Big's intro scene now. What's coming next?
Well, Nick and Judy aren't the only ones aware that the office got exploded. Stay tuned!
Check our other pages for details on upcoming Sunderance-related things such as cameo appearances. My Deviant Art, Rick's Deviant Art, or Rick's FA. If you don't know the links, let me know!
And now a word from our artist:
Fun fact, this page was already done and posted on out Discord server since yesterday (albeit with a typo or two)
-Rick
2022-10-13 20:54:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Some of those bunnies look a little familiar...
Oh, because they are YCH for SapperJoe85 and Puptronic!
This is also why the pages are a bit late along with Rick and I working out various things in relation to content.
Thanks for all of those who continue to support us and love the comic!
But because donations have dropped again this month, we will be cutting back pages by one. Two pages every two weeks rather than three (Rick will cover the subject in more depth in the post below). This will actually put us on the normal par for most webcomics, being one page a week on average.
This does not mean we will be stopping, of course, or that the pages will be any less open to the public. And we will have more things like the YCH from this week showing up very soon (so watch our web pages).
See you next post! Which will come with the story to go with the comic. :)
Kulkum
And now a word from our artist:
"If you are wondering why there are only two pages this week, well unfortunately we had to make the decision to cut back on pages. The truth is Sunderance as it was taking to much of my time to create and the Patreon isn't even close to its primary goal of sustainability. I really enjoy making this comic and would love to continue creating pages in a timely fashion, but I also need to pay bills and eat and do basic human things. Cutting down on one page will allow me to work on commissions and other projects a little more to make up a little better on income.
I understand fully that not everyone is in the position to support the comic and we are so grateful to those of you who do, you are rockstars. Unfortunately, this is all I can do.
So with that said, more support = more pages."
Rick
Don't pick on Mr. Big, Nick. He's a good Papa.
And he has a big ring to leave an imprint if he smacks you!
Hope everyone is doing well out there and that you are still enjoying the comic! I am thinking about creating a poll to see if you guys can think of ways to improve the pages and the comics. What do you think? (non-poll poll lol)
Don't forget to donate if you can! Thank you, especially to all continued Patrons. But also thanks to past Patrons and those who continue to read this insane project. :)
And now a word from the artist:
Brain fried.
If mistakes, will fix later.
Enjoy update.
-Rick
2022-09-01 20:12:16 +0000 UTC View Post
His Bunny. ;)
Sorry for the delay in these pages. Rick did some reworks, altered the finished product a bit. I think they came out great, personally. Let us know what you think!
We've had a drop-off this month so don't forget to donate if you enjoy the comic. Remember it is accessible to the pubic and will continue to be free to the public, so support us whenever you can!
And now a note from the artist person:
"Sorry for the extra week wait, I didn't like how some of the pages looked so I redid some of the drawings. Still not 100% happy with it but it is what it is. I also regret not modeling Big's chair at this point, lol.
Hopefully, the next update comes out quicker.
-Rick"
See you soon!
Updates for you lovely supporters and readers. I hope everyone is having a good summer and is not letting the heat murder you!
Nick and Judy look ready to murder someone for interrupting... The heat.
Or just for not being polite.
Thanks for the support! We're holding at a somewhat steady place right at the moment, though every donation will continue to help. Remember the comic is free to the pubic and will continue to be free to the public, so support us whenever you can!
And a note from the artist:
"Not much to report this week.
My arm is improving with the PT but it does seem like I'm going to have to extend the treatment as it is still a ways a way from normal motor functions.
I can at least put my hand behind my back now.
Little victories."
See you next update!
Jezz, Big. Let the poor bunny put her shirt on at least. (Don't worry, he will.)
Updates continue, though the schedule is a little bit off lately. Writer problems and author problems. We will get things sorted out, though, and try to get back to regular updates as soon as possible. :)
Thanks for the support! We're holding at a somewhat steady place right at the moment, though every donation will continue to help. Remember the comic is free to the pubic and will continue to be free to the public, so support us whenever you can!
And now a note from the artist:
"Half way done through physical therapy and showing signs of improvement.
Mr arm is still a little jank though, but less jank than a few weeks ago. So, little victories.
I appreciate all the support everyone has been giving to myself and the comic.
Lately I've been dabbling in the streaming scene. I want to try to make it routine. You can find me over at RickArts on Picarto.
-Rick"
Enjoy, everyone! See you next update!